CVE-2026-8500
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.
Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command.
The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.
Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command.
The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.
- Record
CVE-2026-8500- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-30206
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.
Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command.
The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.
- Record
EUVD-2026-30206- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrw9-jqqp-jcq9
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE. Web::Passwd is a small CGI...
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.
Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command.
The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.
- Record
GHSA-jrw9-jqqp-jcq9- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.
Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command.
The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.
- Record
CVE-2026-8500- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-8500 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Evank Web::passwd, published May 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.